The Mega Academy of Hope
A flagship campus designed to transform education, healing, and opportunity for Gaza’s next generation
Located in the heart of the North Al Mawasi Humanitarian Zone, the Mega Academy is the most ambitious education recovery initiative ever undertaken by Gaza Children Village. Designed to reach 10,000 children each day, it is one of the largest non-residential child education campuses in the Middle East and a cornerstone of long term community stability.
Built at the center of the region’s highest concentration of displaced families, the campus provides children with safety, dignity, and predictable routines at a time when their lives have been marked by disruption and uncertainty.
A Campus Serving Both Children and the Future Workforce
Higher Education Access
From 3 pm to 6 pm, the Mega Academy transforms into a shared academic site for the University of Palestine and Al Azhar University, allowing thousands of university students to continue their studies despite the collapse of campus infrastructure.
This dual use model maximizes access, protects educational continuity, and supports community stability.
Training 1,000 New Nurses for Gaza
The campus includes dedicated classroom blocks, simulation labs, and structured training environments that will educate 1,000 new nurses to help rebuild Gaza’s collapsed healthcare workforce.
This makes the Mega Academy not only a child learning center, but also a critical health workforce training hub for the entire region.
Capacity and Scale
The Mega Academy operates at six times the scale of a standard Academy of Hope:
Staffing and Operations
• Approximately 600 teachers, counselors, healthcare workers, and support staff
• Rapid deployment modular classrooms
• Dedicated community kitchen and sanitation systems
• Integrated medical and psychosocial spaces
Monthly Operating Cost
Approximately 724,285 USD per month, based on expanded staffing, nutrition, maintenance needs, and logistics required for a 10,000 student campus.
Infrastructure Investment
The Mega Academy represents a scaled investment in construction, rehabilitation, educational equipment, and safety systems to ensure every child is supported with dignity.
A Long Term Anchor for Community Stability
The Mega Academy is built to do more than educate. It is structured to stabilize families and strengthen the North Al Mawasi region through:
• Employment for hundreds of local staff
• Increased food access
• Safe daily structure for thousands of children
• Reduced strain on local clinics and schools
• A reliable multi sector campus that supports families through crisis
As one of GCV’s flagship interventions, the campus brings together child centered learning, university collaboration, and health workforce development in one integrated environment that supports both immediate humanitarian needs and long term recovery.
What the Mega Academy Provides
Full Day Foundational Learning
Students receive structured, peace aligned education that restores academic continuity for children who have been out of school for months or years. Classrooms are organized to support attention, social development, and emotional resilience.
Daily Nutrition for Every Child
Through our partnership with World Central Kitchen, students receive reliable meals that support growth, focus, and physical wellbeing.
On Site Psychosocial Support
Children access trauma informed counseling, group activities, and child safe spaces that help restore confidence, emotional balance, and a sense of belonging.
Primary Pediatric Access
The campus includes basic clinical services that link directly with the GCV Children’s Specialty Hospital, ensuring continuity of care and referral pathways.
We Need Your Support
Your support enables a model that works. One that is transparent, scalable, community-rooted, and cost-efficient.
Each academy is built with local labor, donated materials, partner support, and community collaboration.
A new academy can be established for approximately eighty to one hundred forty thousand dollars. Monthly staffing and operational costs remain low due to local hiring and partner funding for food and healthcare.
Every dollar helps create stability, daily nourishment, medical care, and a path forward for Gaza’s children.